NIOSH requests information on carbon nanotubes
The US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) (of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)) has published a Notice of Request for Information on Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) Including Single- Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNTs) and Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) (Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 66 / Wednesday, April 8, 2009).
According to the notice, ‘NIOSH is requesting information on the following:
- Published and unpublished reports and findings from in vitro and in vivo toxicity studies with CNTs,
- information on possible health effects observed in workers exposed to CNTs,
- information on workplaces and products in which CNTs can be found,
- description of work tasks and scenarios with a potential for exposure,
- workplace exposure data, and
- information on control measures (e.g., engineering controls, work practices, personal protective equipment) that are being used in workplaces where potential exposures to CNTs occur.’
Public comments must be received by the 15th May 2009.
Follow this link to download the full notice text.
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The US the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announced the availability of a new publication (NIOSH Publication No. 2009-116): Current Intelligence Bulletin 60: Interim Guidance for Medical Screening and Hazard Surveillance for Workers Potentially Exposed to Engineered Nanoparticles. (18th February 2009)
On the 22nd January 2009, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC/Department) published a letter announcing that the Department required ‘information regarding analytical test methods, fate and transport in the environment, and other relevant information from manufacturers of carbon nanotubes.’ The letter explains that ‘the term "manufacturers” includes persons and businesses that produce in California or import carbon nanotubes into California for sale.’ (27th January 2009)